Agreed.....love Croatia!pmj wrote:One of our sons is married to a young lady from Croatia - we've visited twice and thoroughly enjoyed both trips. Interesting history, and some spectacular landscapes.kcowan wrote:Croatia is an amazing country
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- 17 Sep 2012 10:56
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Travel Deals
- Replies: 796
- Views: 27698
Re: Travel Deals
- 13 Sep 2012 17:00
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Bell Hell
- Replies: 375
- Views: 11166
Re: Bell Hell
Gather round for a game of Two-Up.CROCKD wrote:Come in spinner - as they say in Australia.
- 06 Sep 2012 09:50
- Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
- Topic: TD Direct Investing (was Waterhouse) Service
- Replies: 3927
- Views: 433356
Re: TD Waterhouse Service
We spoke to TDWH around 08:00 a.m. (Eastern) They were working on the system(s).. I managed to log in about 15 minutes ago.sydney2 wrote:I am having troule getting into Webroker this morning. I can log in and pull up Easyweb, but it will not connect me to Webroker, anyone else having a problem. I called in to report the problem, but the wait was too long.
- 05 Sep 2012 13:44
- Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
- Topic: What did you buy? What might you buy? (2012)
- Replies: 521
- Views: 53830
Re: What did you buy? What might you buy? (2012)
With the (loss) proceeds of the TA sale picked up some Unilever (UL) in our US account....for a little diversification.
- 05 Sep 2012 13:36
- Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
- Topic: TransAlta (Symbol-TA)
- Replies: 349
- Views: 49047
Re: TransAlta (Symbol-TA)
After holding my nose and, against my 'better' judgement, keeping these things, I just unloaded them at a 28+% loss. (Which shall henceforth be called 'tax loss harvesting'.)
Now watch the bastards soar!
Now watch the bastards soar!
- 29 Aug 2012 14:24
- Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
- Topic: Saputo (Symbol-SAP)
- Replies: 174
- Views: 37923
Re: Saputo (Symbol-SAP)
I hate it when 'they' do that......we're down $480 on ours today. (Good thing we only paid $19.90 apiece for them...I guess.)Dibs wrote: SAP is down 2.27% to $42.23 so far on this news.
- 29 Aug 2012 08:57
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Travel/Vacations
- Replies: 614
- Views: 16889
Re: Travel/Vacations
"Not tonight....Josephine..."Shakespeare wrote:Has a famous son, anyway.
- 29 Aug 2012 05:27
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Travel/Vacations
- Replies: 614
- Views: 16889
Re: Travel/Vacations
How about Corsica? I've never been there, but it sounds/looks good.
- 28 Aug 2012 09:01
- Forum: Taxing Situations
- Topic: Repayment of interest free loan (family)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4936
Re: Repayment of interest free loan (family)
What was that US military slogan..."Don't ask, don't tell"?
- 28 Aug 2012 08:31
- Forum: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Funds, REITS and More
- Topic: Dividend and Distribution Hikes - 2012
- Replies: 339
- Views: 40789
Re: Dividend and Distribution Hikes - 2012
TDWH says:JaydoubleU wrote: Quarterly dividend increased by 2 cents to 57 cents per common share
I believe you're correct and they're wrong........(especially since the numbers jibe. )Scotiabank profit up on office sale; dividend raised13 minutes ago by Thomson Reuters
* Quarterly profit C$1.22 a share excluding items; Wall St view C$1.19
* Office sale gain of C$614 mln
* Raises dividend by C$0.02/share to C$0.72
- 27 Aug 2012 19:16
- Forum: Financial News, Policy and Economics
- Topic: the Quebec election
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2504
Re: the Quebec election
Don't know how the stocks fared, but circa 1979 I was involved in the (quiet) relocation of Sun Life's corporate offices from Montreal to Toronto.........the technology has, obviously, vastly improved since then, but in those days having a working number in one city operational in another required, (AFAIK, I wasn't a network guy), expensive (to the subscriber) manual connections.
Anyway.....'point' of this story is that the Toronto office initially had at least one 'local' Montreal number that rang in Toronto and was answered exclusively in French, implying that Quebec callers were dealing 'locally'........political & economic 'sensitivity' an' all that.
Anyway.....'point' of this story is that the Toronto office initially had at least one 'local' Montreal number that rang in Toronto and was answered exclusively in French, implying that Quebec callers were dealing 'locally'........political & economic 'sensitivity' an' all that.
- 24 Aug 2012 10:51
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: For the birdwatchers in the crowd
- Replies: 105
- Views: 3606
Re: For the birdwatchers in the crowd
Recently, in one of our deck flower boxes, we've watched Mourning Doves nest and raise their young, (our 'grandchicks'). Although fully fledged the young have returned for a couple visits, as apparently they are wont to do:
Mourning Dove - Grandchicks with feathers
Mourning Dove - Male and Chick
Mourning Dove - Visiting chick
Mourning Dove - Grandchicks with feathers
Mourning Dove - Male and Chick
Mourning Dove - Visiting chick
- 23 Aug 2012 11:15
- Forum: Financial Planning and Building Portfolios
- Topic: Need help with parent's portfolio
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6999
Re: Need help with parent's portfolio
I guess.Canadaheart wrote: He said in Canada the index funds are overly weighted towards a few large corporations like Nortel which makes them too risky.
- 23 Aug 2012 10:26
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
Did 90 repeats this a.m. ~132 storys. No problems with the knees, in fact they seem to be more stable than before.northbeach wrote: Nemo, I wonder if you are causing harm to your already damaged knees.
- 21 Aug 2012 19:31
- Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
- Topic: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2759
Re: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ..
My wife will listen for a short while before saying "We're not interested".......me, if I bother to answer the 'phone, I immediately say "No" and hang up.newguy wrote:I don't see why people don't just hang up. I only get cell phone type calls (ie. from places I've given my ph #) and once I realize who it is I just hang up. My gf was dealing with a call once and shrugging her shoulders while giving me the questioning eyebrow raise and mouthing 'what do I do'. I held out my hand for the phone and just closed it. She said 'I didn't know you could do that', like it wasn't even considered an option.
Why do we have a mental block against hanging up?
newguy
- 21 Aug 2012 18:26
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
Have you considered bursitis? Back in the last century when I used to lift weights I would sometimes get similar symptoms, except when I was working out........before & after I was working out I pretty much had to turn my entire upper body to look behind me.......while I was doing benches, etc, it appeared to self-lubricate.....or somesuch.
Eventually it just went away.
Eventually it just went away.
- 21 Aug 2012 17:19
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
Can't offer a diagnosis, but I seem to recall a Groucho Marx exchange anlong the lines of:
Patient: "Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this."
Groucho: "Then don't do that."
Patient: "Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this."
Groucho: "Then don't do that."
- 21 Aug 2012 11:36
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
86 stair repeats this morning......no wolves.
- 21 Aug 2012 08:40
- Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
- Topic: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2759
Re: Telephone solicitations - when the script is derailed ..
Somewhere, recently, we were asked "If we'd like to round our bill up to donate to.......".......in response to which, I asked how they felt about rounding our bill down.gildalil wrote: I won't go into the "would you like to donate $1 to blah, blah" which of course, I refuse..
End of discussion.
- 19 Aug 2012 13:24
- Forum: Under the Mattress: Protecting Your Money
- Topic: Credit Scores
- Replies: 102
- Views: 16409
Re: Credit Scores
Says mine is between 760-810......higher on the low, but lower on the high.CROCKD wrote: According to this estimator I have an estimated FICO score of 755 - 815.
- 17 Aug 2012 18:11
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
I had to Google him to find out, but the name sounded familiar so I just plugged in various options.......same guy though, eh?CROCKD wrote:That's him. Obviously you managed to spell his name correctly.Nemo2 wrote:Dr Terry Kavanagh, whom I believe 'operated' out of Sunnybrook Hospital in the 1970s - same guy?
- 17 Aug 2012 16:39
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
IIRC, there was a Dr Terry Kavanagh, whom I believe 'operated' out of Sunnybrook Hospital in the 1970s, (or at least that's when I used to read about him in running magazines before I went to Saudi), and established a program to 'rehabilitate' heart attack victims to the level where they'd compete in the Boston Marathon......same guy?CROCKD wrote: Interestingly the Rehab Centre continues to work in miles as the program was founded by Dr.Cavanaugh a Brit who is retired but still gives the occasional lecture.
- 17 Aug 2012 14:59
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
À chacun son goût, I guess.......some people pay to join gyms because they're not self-motivated enough to work out alone.....me, I walk the stairs at around 05:45 a.m. because there's nobody else there.....all part of "life's rich fabric".pmj wrote:That's a really interesting comment. I find the environment of bicycle paths to be artificialNemo2 wrote:I just prefer to ride trails.
- 17 Aug 2012 10:39
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
Oddly enough it doesn't bother them when I take two stairs at a time, (right now I only do one stair at a time every tenth repeat); perhaps the angle is such that the quads do all the work? The physiotherapist, whom I mentioned on my July 05 post, was of the opinion that stair climbing would strengthen the muscles around the knee, which might help to alleviate any current discomfort and would be a definite asset when recuperating from knee replacement surgery, if/when I have to have them done..............(i.e. if I outlive them......if I don't, they're on their own. :wink: ) Perhaps the physiotherapist was right. I have noticed that my anterior knee pain is settling and there is no swelling/thickening of the patellar tendon, which suggest...
- 17 Aug 2012 10:27
- Forum: Community Centre
- Topic: Starting an exercise program...
- Replies: 472
- Views: 12256
Re: Starting an exercise program...
When I said this:
followed immediately by pmj'spersonally I wouldn't care to do it on roadways.
I'd just like to clarify that, for me, 'danger' is less of a deciding factor than is aesthetics.....I just prefer to ride trails.As a life-long cyclist, I am disturbed by statements reporting a perception that on-road cycling is dangerous.